Emergency Planning & Resilience Manager

SGN; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Life assurance

HolidayPlus

Cycle2work Scheme & more

Job summary

SGN is seeking an experienced Emergency Planning & Resilience Manager to lead preparedness, planning, response and recovery across our networks. You will drive resilience initiatives, develop training and exercises, and partner with internal teams to ensure incident-ready capabilities and timely, effective responses for communities we serve.

The role involves advising Executives, collaborating with Gas Control, Cyber Security and Business Continuity, and may require regular travel within SGN’s

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in emergency planning, resilience or business continuity.
• Knowledge of Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and JESIP principles is preferred.
• Experience engaging diverse stakeholders to drive outputs.
• SC clearance or ability to achieve it is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to Executives and Senior Leaders during planning and response activities.
• Work as part of a small team to ensure availability of expert advice on emergency planning and incident response.
• Develop and deliver training, testing and exercising programmes for colleagues at all levels.
• Collaborate with Gas Control, Cyber Security and Business Continuity to stress-test arrangements and improvements.
• Nurture relationships with resilience partners and stakeholders for joint learning.
• Lead horizon scanning and continuous improvement, identifying lessons from activities.

Skills

Emergency planning

Resilience

Leadership

Training & exercising

Stakeholder engagement

Incident response

On-call readiness

Education

Resilience-related qualifications

Job description

Emergency Planning & Resilience Manager

SGN South - Farringdon, Horley, Godstone, Epsom, Orpington, Aldershot | Personal Contract | Fulltime | Hybrid

• Competitive pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Life assurance
• HolidayPlus
• Cycle2work Scheme & more

We've got big plans, and resilience features heavily in them. We're looking for a confident, capable Emergency Planning & Resilience Manager to help us bring those plans to life.

You will form part of a small, dedicated team of Resilience professionals working to a Resilience framework and developing associated plans to ensure we can plan for, respond to, and recover from incidents and emergencies. You will drive preparedness efforts, ensuring we are "incident-ready" and able to respond swiftly and effectively to the situation at hand, ensuring the best outcomes for the communities we serve.

We deliver safety, warmth, and comfort to homes and businesses. Every role, whether in the office or on the front line, plays a key part in this mission. Here's how you will contribute…

• Act as a trusted advisor to Executives and Senior Leaders, during planning and response activities, ensuring a culture of continuous improvement
• Work as part of a small team to ensure the availability of expert, specialist and authoritative advice on all aspects of emergency planning and incident response across our networks
• Develop and deliver comprehensive training, testing and exercising programmes for colleagues at all levels to embed a resilience mindset; with specialist training for specific roles in incident response and all managers on-call.
• Work collaboratively with internal colleagues including Gas Control, Cyber Security and Business Continuity to stress-test arrangements and implement any improvements identified
• Ensure relationships and reputation amongst resilience partners, industry colleagues and stakeholders are nurtured and enhanced, highlighting opportunities for joint learning, testing and exercising
• Spearhead and drive preparedness and continuous improvement by conducting regular reviews and horizon scanning, ensuring we identify and learn lessons from all of the above activities.

To undertake such other duties appropriate to the character of work as may reasonably be required, including working outside normal hours from time-to-time during incidents or emergencies and any on-call arrangements that may be implemented.

What you will need

We're looking for a variety of skills and qualities that make you a great fit. If you don't meet every requirement, don't worry-we offer tailored learning and development to help you succeed.

• Extensive experience in emergency planning, resilience or business continuity - ideally gained within a Category 1 or Category 2 responder agency OR Extensive Operational Gas experience
• Any Resilience‑related qualifications and certifications would be an advantage
• Knowledge and experience of working under Civil Contingencies Act 2004, JESIP principles and other legislation (COMAH, MAHP etc)
• Experienced in engaging and influencing diverse stakeholders to drive outputs
• A tenacious attitude, excellent communication and strong leadership skills
• Demonstrable experience of training, testing and exercising (planning and delivery)
• Ability to drive organisational learning and the embedding of improvements
• SC Clearance or the ability to achieve this
• Regular travel may be required across our SGN operating area, primarily to our Farringdon, London office

Why SGN?

SGN is a leader in pioneering research and development toward a net-zero energy system. Our cutting-edge technologies and innovative thinking are driving change in the gas industry, all while keeping people safe and warm .

If you require any accommodations or support during the application process, reach out to us. We're here to help ensure an inclusive and accessible experience for everyone.